Digital Consulting : Junior Consultant at KPMG South Africa

Key responsibilities and services exposure:

The successful candidate will gain exposure to all aspects and phases of the project lifecycle (from strategy, through to design and implementation); across the Digital Consulting services suite (including Technology, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management and People and Change).

The successful candidate will be required to work in teams, together with experienced consultants, to deliver on client facing engagements. This may include:

• Assistance in the execution of the project scope (including the use of relevant and innovative software / technology tools)
• Brainstorming ideas and solutions with their team members
• Identifying areas for improvement for and creating solutions to streamline the client’s service delivery / organisational structures and ways of working / technology / governance & control / performance data & insights / processes and procedures
• Research and collection of evidence (including information required to stress-test the client’s perspectives on the reason for their challenges)
• Assistance with project control (initiation, tracking, reporting, risk management, budget analysis)
• Liaising with all levels of client personnel (e.g. hosting client interviews, meetings, and workshops)
• Creation and presentation of client deliverables (data models, reports, presentations etc.)

Critical skills, attributes and capabilities of the potential candidate include:

• Strong analytical thinking
• Proficient in use of software tools or applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI)
• Comfortable with the use of technology
• Solution-oriented / focused
• Business writing skills and excellent communication skills
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to adapt to changing environments
• Accountable and responsible
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Openminded and inquisitive

Qualifications

Qualifications Required (Undergraduate / Honours / Masters): 

Currently in the final / Honours or Masters year of studying a degree with business and technical related competencies such as:

• BBus Sci (Accounting / Finance / Economics / ISTN / ComSci etc.)
• Engineering degrees (Industrial, Mechanical and Electrical and Information) 
• BCom (Mathematics / Accounting / Finance / Economics / ISTN / ComSci etc.)
• BSc Mathematical Sciences / Mathematics / Economics / Informatics / Statistics
• BSc / BEng Mechanical Engineering (with IT/IS modules)
• Masters in Industrial/Organisational Psychology (Preferred)
• Honours in Industrial/Organisational Psychology (Minimum Requirement for grads wanting to focus in this area)
• Minimum 65% academic average across all years of study